1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Be ar
Dat e s t o DECEMBER 16, 2011
Re m e m b e r
1 7 DEC —2 JAN—Holid ay Happy Holidays!
Block Le av e
2 3 DEC – 2 JAN –
Local Sch ools Holid ay
Br e ak
1 JAN—
6 JAN —Con t e st of Ch am -
p ion s IV & FRG Con ce s-
sion s @ Mag r at h Gy m @
1000
6 -9 FEB— Mast e r
Re silie n ce Mar at h on @
ACS @ 0 9 3 0 -1 4 3 0
2 0 -2 4 FEB – Local Sch ools
Win t e r
Br e ak
2 5 FEB —An n ual Polar
Be ar Dip @ Ale x an d r ia
Bay — e n t Be n e f it s t h e
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Riv e r Hosp it al. JibJab Christmas Card with George and SRNCOs.
http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/GquQ5znpKDqeI2IG
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2. DATES TO REMEMBER
December 2011
12/23-1/2 Local Schools Holiday Break
12/23-26 DONSA/Christmas Weekend
12/24 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1700-2300 BOSS Building
12/25 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building
12/28 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
12/28-2/28 A Cold Winter's Knight McEwen Library
12/30 CLOSING of Monti PFC and Guthrie Child Care
12/30-1/2 DONSA/New Year’s Day Weekend
12/31 New Year’s Eve Trip to Niagara Falls Parks and Recreation
12/31 BOSS Home for the Holidays 2000-0100 BOSS Building
January 2012
1/1 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building
1/4 CLIF 1000-1100 The Commons
1/4, 6 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/7-2/7 Snow Sculpture Contest Library
1/7 BOSS Ski Trip 0730-1830 Snow Ridge Ski Area
1/11 Fort Drum Information and Town Hall Meeting 1030-1200 The Commons
1/11, 18 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/12 HHBn Change of Command 1000-1100 Monti Gym
1/12 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance 1130-1300 The Commons
1/13-16 DONSA/MLK Jr. Birthday Weekend
1/13 Trip to Lake Placid Departs 1400 Parks & Recreation
1/13 Veterans Information Day 0900-1600 Dulles State Office Bldg
1/14 Snowmobile Trip Adventure Training
1/14 UFC Pay-Per-View The Commons
1/17 Fort Drum Basketball League Begins Sports
1/18-1/21 Army Arts And Crafts 70th Anniversary Celebration Arts & Crafts
1/19 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 The Commons
1/20,& 1/25 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/21 Basketball Tournament Sports
1/26 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony 1600-1630 Main Post Chapel
1/26 Boss Gaming Tournament BOSS
1/27 Retirement Ceremony 1600-1700 MPA
1/27 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
1/28 BOSS Trip to Turning Stone Casino BOSS
1/28 Ice Fishing Trip Parks
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8. Need To Talk To Someone?
Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Weekly eNewsletter. 9 DEC 2011
2BCT MFLC
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly Marsh Caraway
315-955-4823
Financial MFLC
Rick Bertsch
(315) 489-2466
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
Master Resiliency Training: provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
Module Five: als, couples, families, and groups.
9 January, 0930 –1430 pm. To make a res- The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
ervation, please call 772-0470/2848. Class Program is designed to provide support and assis-
is open to all Family members and DoD / tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Re-
DA Civilians. serves, military Family Members and civilian per-
sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can
help people who are having trouble coping with
concerns and issues of daily life.
Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry
“Polar Bears”
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-
31-Infantry-Polar-
Bears/239135106115186
POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
BN FRSA
Tracey.m.jones1@us.army.mil
315-772-8416
Contents of this Newsletter are compiled from multiple military family news
sources and local area event sources. Material presented does not represent the
views or endorsement of the 4-31 IN, 2BCT or the Army. This material is for
personal use by the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research
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